Radiator cover or shield



Sept. 7, 1937. K. E. cRooKs RADIATOR COVER 0R SHIELD Filed May 14, 1955ciao/"b Patented Sept. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,092,695RADIATOR oovER. on SHIELD Kenneth E. Crooks, Williamsport, Pa.

Application May 14, 1935, Serial No. 21,433

3 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inradiator covers or shields, the object being to provide a cover whichcan be manufactured very cheaply and one which 5 when in place will notretard the heated air currents to any great extent, thereby overcomingthe difficulties existing with impervious radiator covers now in use asI have found in practice that with an impervious radiator cover it isnecessary to maintain the radiator at a greater temperature in order toheat the room in which it is disposed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a radiator cover which willfilter the air currents arising adjacent the radiator toprevent thediscolo'ring of the walls of the room by the depositing thereon of dirtand dust carried by the air currents caused by the heat of the radiator.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is an end view of one form of cover showing the back and topportion formed of pervious material and the front portion formed of openmesh, the cover extending from the floor at the back of the radiator tothe fioor in front of the radiator; and

Figure 2 is an end view of a modified form of cover showing the backportion formed of nonpervious material, the top portion formed ofpervious material and the front portion formed of open mesh material.

It will also be apparent that if desired the cover could be formed ofsuch a length that it could drop down in front of the radiator tocompletely enclose the front or could be dropped down 40 to any desireddistance and therefore I do not wish to limit myself to the forming of apervious cover of any particular length or width.

In some instances I preferably treat the cloth from which the cover ismade with a dust collecting agent to more thoroughly collect the dustrising in'the currents of air and I wish it to be clearly understoodthat I do not wish to limit myself to the texture of the material or theway it is treated so long as the material from which the cover or shieldis formed is held in position on the radiator by frictional contacttherewith.

By constructing a radiator cover or shield so as to thoroughly protector enclose the radiator of fabric, the fabric can be made of material to5 correspond to the paper on the walls of the room in which it is usedor can be made to correspond with the walls and trim so that there is aperfect blend between the cover and the room in which it is disposed andtherefore I do not wish to limit myself to the use of any particularmanner of forming the cover or shield or the particular material fromwhich it is formed so long as a portion of the same is pervious in orderto allow the ascending air currents to pass therethrough so that thedust and dirt will be filtered from the 10 ascending air currents inorder to prevent the discoloring of the walls and ceiling of the room inwhich the radiator is disposed.

While I prefer touse a cloth formed of wool,

silk, cotton or the like, any kind of foraminous 15 material, such aspervious paper, metal cloth can be used to form the cover so long as itallows the ascending air currents to pass therethrough and yet willfilter the air to prevent the discoloring of the ceiling and walls ofthe room in which 20 the radiator is disposed.

It will, of course, be understood that my invention consists broadly inproviding a cover or shield of material which will prevent thediscoloring of the walls and ceiling and therefore 25 I reserve theright to form the cover of any kind of material desired, such as paper,cloth, or analogous material which will perform the function desired.

In the construction of radiator disclosed in 30 Figure 1, the back andtop portion A of the cover is formed of pervious material and the frontB is formed of open mesh material and the cover is of such a length thatit reaches from the fioor back of the radiator to the floor. at the 35front of the radiator and is held thereon by frictional contact. Thisprovides a construction for completely covering the radiator with theexception of the ends and by having the front of open mesh, the air isnot retarded to any extent so as to allow it to pass freely into theradiator and as it rises foreign matter is collected so as to preventthe wall from being discolored. The open mesh can be formed of any kindof material desired so long as it allows a free circulation of air.

In the modification shown in Figure 2, the cover is provided with anon-pervious back portion 0, pervious top D and an open mesh frontportion E, the cover extending from the fioor at the back of theradiator to the floor at the front of the radiator so as to completelyenclose the radiator with the exception of the ends and this providesmeans for reflecting the heat and yet protects the radiator.

While in the drawing I have illustrated a cover extending from the topof the radiator to the floor, it is, of course, understood that thecover could terminate short of the floor without departing from thespirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A radiator cover formed of foraminous flexible material having therear portion thereof formed of non-pervious material extending from thetop of the radiator to the bottom thereof and the front portionextending from the top downwardly therefrom, the portion in the front ofthe radiator being of open mesh material in order to allow air to passinto the radiator and the portion from the top of the radiator formingthe material to filter the .air in its passage therethrough in order toprevent the discoloring of the Walls and ceiling in the room in whichthe radiator is disposed.

2. A radiator cover formed of flexible material having a non-perviousrear portion and a front and top portion formed of pervious material,said cover being held in position thereon by frictional contact with theradiator.

3. A radiator cover formed of flexible material having a non-perviousrear portion, a top portion of pervious material and a front portion ofopen mesh material, said cover extending from the floor in the back ofthe radiator to the floor in front of the radiator, and held in positionthereon by frictional contact with said radiator.

KENNETH E. CROOKS.

